cathmom Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I realized that although "quarter" and "quart" start with "qu", which should be pronounced /kw/, I don't say it that way. I say "quart" as though it were "court" and "quarter" like "courter." However, I do say "quarry" and "quartz" with a /kw/ sound. I grew up in southern NJ with parents from Ohio and New York. Is there a region or regions in the English-speaking world where people say quart and quarter with a /kw/ sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I realized that although "quarter" and "quart" start with "qu", which should be pronounced /kw/, I don't say it that way. I say "quart" as though it were "court" and "quarter" like "courter." However, I do say "quarry" and "quartz" with a /kw/ sound. I grew up in southern NJ with parents from Ohio and New York. Is there a region or regions in the English-speaking world where people say quart and quarter with a /kw/ sound? I do. I was raised in TN by parents who grew up in KS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Well I say it like you do, but I'm kinda from the same area- originally from New York, now living in Pennsylvania. I've never heard anybody use a kw sound, actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I hear the /kw/ when I say quarter. I've lived all over the US so I'm not sure my location will help you any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 (edited) KW and hard "T" here. Raised in Washington State. Edited June 13, 2010 by BikeBookBread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avila Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 KW in St. Louis. And Texas. And everywhere else I have ever been too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandpsmommy Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I realized that although "quarter" and "quart" start with "qu", which should be pronounced /kw/, I don't say it that way. I say "quart" as though it were "court" and "quarter" like "courter." However, I do say "quarry" and "quartz" with a /kw/ sound. I grew up in southern NJ with parents from Ohio and New York. Is there a region or regions in the English-speaking world where people say quart and quarter with a /kw/ sound? I pronounce it the way you do, and so does everyone I can think of right now. I was born and raised in Ohio and live in Ohio currently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 /Kw/ I lived in New England until I was almost 40 and now in AR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiobrain Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Kw.... Chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter's Moon Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I believe people in Boston say quarter with the /kw/ sound, but that is just my experience with my brothers and the other people from Boston I have met. Sometimes I say it that way because I got used to my brothers saying it that way, but I usually say it without the /kw/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 (edited) Well... the only one of those four /qu/ words I say as kw is quarry. I pronounce quartz the same way as quarts - that is, courts. I think others here pronounce them the same way, or where did I pick that up? Lived in MA pretty much my whole life. ETA: lived in MA my whole life, but don't have a "Boston Accent" - meaning, I do pronounce my Rs. I think Tigers is right that the Boston accent people do pronounce the kw. I say courter, they say kwatah. Edited June 13, 2010 by matroyshka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I am from Oklahoma, dh is from Texas (we are both from cities). We say it like "courter." I have heard people say it with the w sound, but they use a hard t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I sau court and courter, kwartz and kwarry. Native Long Islander. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 (edited) Sort of weird--my husband and I are both from Indiana and have parents both from Indiana. I say courter, court (more core-tr core-t) and he says kwarter, kwart. I was curious. I have two six year olds. One told me the coin was a courter (core-tr) and the other said kwarter! FWIW--my "courter" guy strongly takes after my side of the family and the kwarter guy strongly my hubby's side. Weird, huh? Edited June 13, 2010 by sbgrace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I've lived in Minnesota my whole life, and now that I think about it, I say cor-der. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I grew up in Northern VA and am back to living here for now after 27 years absence. I say kw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Kw and hard t - I grew up in Japan (but my parents are from PA and IA) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I realized that although "quarter" and "quart" start with "qu", which should be pronounced /kw/, I don't say it that way. I say "quart" as though it were "court" and "quarter" like "courter." However, I do say "quarry" and "quartz" with a /kw/ sound. I grew up in southern NJ with parents from Ohio and New York. Is there a region or regions in the English-speaking world where people say quart and quarter with a /kw/ sound? My dad, who was from Michigan, said /korter/. Of course, he pronounced a lot of things in an odd way. He said /kawner/ instead of "corner", for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Care Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I'm a suburban Chicago girl, and it's always been /kw/ for me. My husband, from southwestern Ontario, also says it with a /kw/ sound. As does our roommate, who was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta before he moved to SW Ontario. I'm kind of suspecting that the regional dialect may be the "court" pronunciation and not the "kwart" one. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I say them all "kw", I grew up in Idaho and Texas, with Californian parents. I think the "court" pronounciation is an East Coast thing. Some linguist has probably done a dissertation on it, delineating the geographical distribution and everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 What a ... queer question. :lol: I say KW in all English words with qu that I can think of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I say the /kw/ for quart and quarter, and so does everyone I know. I live in NC, but lived my first 38 years in Florida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Robyn Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Iowa - quarter: /kwordr/ quart: /kwort/ or /kwor?/ where /?/ = glottal stop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn in OH Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 /kw/ I've spent most of my life in the Cleveland, Ohio area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I say it with the /kw/ Raised in California and Indiana. I would imagine only some parts of the East would not do the /kw/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 "kw".... grew up in the mid-Atlantic, spent my adult life in various parts of the south, and normally hear the "kw" in others speaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 From the Yankee states too, and I say courter. I'm not kwick to change. We buy courts of half and half, but get rocks from the kwarry. :) Here's another fun one - how do you pronounce crayons? Someone I know from Delaware pronounces it crowns. We say cray (like the crayfish) ons (opposite of offs). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Care Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Here's another fun one - how do you pronounce crayons? Someone I know from Delaware pronounces it crowns. We say cray (like the crayfish) ons (opposite of offs). My DH and roomie say cray-ons. I say crans (like cran-berries). :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smrtmama Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 We say it with a /kw/ and I was raised in the Southeastern US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Me - KW from California Dh - "korder" from upstate NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted June 13, 2010 Author Share Posted June 13, 2010 What a ... queer question. :lol: I say KW in all English words with qu that I can think of. You made me LAUGH OUT LOUD!! I'm kind of suspecting that the regional dialect may be the "court" pronunciation and not the "kwart" one. :001_smile: LOL, that is what I was thinking when I realized that I don't say it right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I grew up in Northern VA and I say kw. My dd says kw too (the one who is still up). My dh says kw more of the time but sometimes slips back into k. He grew up in Northern NJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 KW and hard "T" here. Raised in Washington State. Same here! although after spending more than a decade in the midwest the "T" isn't quite so pronounced!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 NJ here and I say court-er and court. But I use the kw sound for queer, question and quarry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Lynn Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Another from Indiana with parents, who have lived here most of their lives. I say "kwarter". My dad was also an English major. My mother sounds a bit southern for some reason. I have also had voice lessons, so I tend to pronounce things more clearly, at least when I think about it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyrooch Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I am from Oklahoma, dh is from Texas (we are both from cities). We say it like "courter." I have heard people say it with the w sound, but they use a hard t. Now see, that's funny. :lol: I am also from Oklahoma. I was born here and I still live here. I've been an Okie my whole life and I say quarter with the KW sound. I can definitely hear the W when I say it. I also use the KW sound for queen, quart, quiet, etc. Any word I say that starts with qu I pronounce with the KW sound. So, obviously it's not completely regional since Mrs. Mongo and I are both from Oklahoma and say it differently. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in KY Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 /kwarder/ and /kwart/ here. I was raised in Indiana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Food4Thought Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I say corder. My DH insists he says kworder (and puts in a little jab about my pronunciation being "lazy") though his pronunciation sounds just like corder to me. We were both raised in the pacific NW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edithcrawley Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I say "courter" (quarter) and "court" (quart) but I also say "kwarry"(quarry) "kwestion" (question) and "kwell" (quell) born and raised in Central Indiana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 /kw/ here. Grew up in Virginia and other parts Southern, spent almost 30 years in California. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 KW for all-Grew up in Oregon until 10yo, but lived all over the US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarfoot Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 DH and I both grew up in MO. We both say "corder." So does DD, although she insists she pronounces the "kw" sound;)mommy is nuts!- DD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Everyone i know uses the /kw/ sound for those words. Born and raised in Australia :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhM Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I'm accustomed to saying & hearing /kw/ - in central OH for all my life. But now that I think about it, I think the "w" is pretty subtle, but definitely there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I sau court and courter, kwartz and kwarry. Native Long Islander. This is me, too. I grew up in Oregon, raised by parents who gew up in Oregon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ester Maria Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I say /kwarter/, but I'm not a native speaker. I think that I always prounounce QU- as /kw/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Di3kids Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 KW in Wisconsin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I say courter (quarter) and court (quart), but say kwartz (quartz) and kwarry (quarry). So does dh. Both of us and all of our parents are from northeast Ohio. Northern Ohio has way different pronunciation than central or southern Ohio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I say 'cawtuh'. LOL. Middle class southern England. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepymommy Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 kw (Va, Nj, Ny) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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